Thursday, 28 April 2016

mlb38, a relatively new player to the site (she joined in August last year) has been appointed as the new editor of The Burning Question following Mischa Brendel's departure from the site.

While it is yet to be confirmed when any next issue will appear, it should not be too long before it is released; regular contributor Silent Hunter has a number of articles already submitted that would be available to form a featured article.

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

The actor best known for the lead role in 'Blake's Seven', the 1978-1981 BBC science fiction show has passed away.

I don't tend to post obituaries on the Phoenix blog but his role as freedom fighter Roj Blake was a big part of the show's success and the show was a big influence on me growing up. This dystopian work inspired the name of the character Sue Ling and indeed was the topic of the very first feature article in the site newsletter.